pygmy bearede dragon help??

[John_lisa]

ok have had 4 pygmys since the hawskbry show in kingswood.

one has gone from being the second smallest to the smallest it wont eat its acting like its dead its skinny as and im very worried about it.

there all housed together temps are right uv is used im not sure if there ment to be all housed tgether but i have done so (just wjile there lil babes) there prob about 4-5 month old.

never had any problems with any of eating but this one seems to be going really bad and its size is really worrying me
any infor would be great ty

 

[Eddie2257]

hi
what are you feeding'? and you using calsuim powder ? what are the temps i know you said they a right but i just wanna rule things out?

 

[John_lisa]

crickets trying to get on mealworms they take them but they chose when they take them lol no i dont use calsuim powder i give crickets the gutload thought and temps are arond 35-40 under the basking light does drop down at night but only to about 20 deg

 

[Eddie2257]

i would get the calsuim powder into them asap. it realy helps them when they are are little. he might just be a runt but if you can i would put him in a different tank for a while see how that goes is he eating at all? or he is just not growing?

 

[matt1084]

id separate it, it may be stressed out by its cage mates. If you separate it and get it warm it may start eating again. Hope it gets better.

 

[Bluetongue1]

I agree. It certainly sounds like it is being stressed. It may be that it is excluded from the basking site by its siblings. Spend a little time observing it and se if you find evidence to support this. Irrespective, I agree that putting it into a separate enclosure, where it cannot see the others, is the best thing to do at this point. I also agree with supplementing the diet with calcium and vitamins and minerals every second or third feed while they are actively growing.

Blue

 

[John_lisa]

hey guys thanx for all the tips im happy with that as it was what i was thinking of doing but didnt wanna do it and it be the wrong thing to do

i and the rest of the family watch these guys al the time it does not get excluded from the basking light how ever they do all walk all over it like its not even there so i think its been kicked to the bottom of the pack thing lol and it does not eat at all it barly moves however i do try to get it to eat a mealwarm every now and then and it will eat if i give it to it